Fragment from Funeral Garment or Pall

Description

The design consists of two aligned rows of winged, regardant ibexes, 3-1/2 in each row, the top row going left, the bottom row to the right. The oval ornament at the base of the wing and interstices are filled with a stylized foliate motif. The design is dark blue on a tan ground.

Provenance

Werner [1903–1984] and Margaret Harrington Daniels Abegg [1901–1999], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?-1966); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1966-)

Fragment from Funeral Garment or Pall

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before 1966

Accession Number

1966.133

Medium

Silk: compound tabby

Dimensions

Overall: 27.6 x 13.6 cm (10 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.)

Classification

Textile

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abegg